Welcome to this exciting webinar: Optimize your PCR, where we will delve into the intricacies of this powerful molecular biology technique. Our speaker, Gabriel Almeida Alves, BSN, MS, PhD, will take ...

With the holidays right around the corner, the Riverside County Public Health lab is working to get Covid-19 test results out fast. It's where the county's PCR tests are sent for examination. When ...

As people reacted to the comments on social media, some questioned why rapid tests, which can be carried out at home in minutes, were not used instead of laboratory-analyzed PCR tests to track cases.

Now, more than ever, researchers need ways to increase lab efficiency and productivity. While the fundamental principles of PCR have remained the same over the years, vast improvements have been made ...

A step-by-step explanation of how coronavirus lab tests really work — and why they can leave some room for error.

Because of the way the Omicron variant has mutated, some PCR lab tests can provide a good hint that it's around. The clue is not definitive, but it can help scientists determine which tests to ...

Scientists at Columbia University unveiled research Monday that they said bring polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR, testing for COVID-19 and other viruses out of the lab and into doctor's ...

Clinics are charging hundreds of dollars to deliver lab-based molecular test results within hours: "The private jet of testing." ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has approved the Polymerase Claim Reaction (PCR) laboratory built by the Akwa Ibom State government for the testing of Covid-19 samples. The PCR lab ...

On July 21, 2021, the CDC Division of Laboratory Systems released a lab alert for those performing COVID-19 testing, saying PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 should be phased out by the end of the year ...